Friday reader's view

Published 8:00 pm, Thursday, August 27, 2009

A planned theory

To the editor:

In 1985, KGB supervisory agent Yuri Bezmenov was interviewed regarding his perspective of communist designs on America. A recent defector from communism, Bezmenov was candid and open as he discussed the long-term Marxist plans for our nation. He revealed that Russian activity in America was divided thusly: 15 percent espionage and 85 percent insurgency. Insurgency means to demoralize and destabilize America's values and morals.

In 1959, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, while visiting America stated, "We will bury you!" Americans at the time believed he was referring to a Russian victory over us in a war.

Not so. Mr. Khrushchev, on the same visit, was touring an American farm with Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson when he remarked that Benson's grandchildren would live under communism. Benson replied that we would fight and die to prevent such an event. Khrushchev replied that it would be done willingly without violence. He explained that Americans would never knowingly elect communism as their form of government, but that they would willingly approve of spoonful after spoonful of socialism until America would fall into the communist hands.

The information given in 1985 by Bezmenov explained this plan, that it would be a long one, taking 30-50 years. He explained that it was to be carried out in four stages: demoralization, destabilization, crisis and normalization.

The first stage, demoralization, would see efforts aimed at altering the moral compass of America, attacking her institutions, values and belief in God. In other words, the very foundation on which America rested. This would mainly be accomplished through the educational system, especially higher education. It is obvious to any honest observer that this has happened.

An American of the 1950s would not recognize America as his nation today. If told of the changes that have taken place, he would have said, impossible, never would Americans allow such things to happen.

The second stage of subversion is the destabilization of America. The attack is waged on our sovereignty as a nation. Close attention is paid to our economy, our industrial might, and our social service system with efforts to overwhelm it and collapse it.

Marxist and Leninist thought infiltrates wide areas of society, creating national insecurity as to our mission and purpose as a nation. Instead of national pride and sovereignty, they are attacked and undermined in favor of globalization. America's power and influence is made subservient to a "world view."

The third stage deals with crisis. It paints vital areas of our society as being in desperate straits, needing quick, sweeping changes to structure and content. This could very well explain how our heath care "crisis" could lead to a 1,300-page bill that few have read and that debate and discussion has not been allowed by our esteemed Congress.

In today's America we have an extensive list of parts of our society in crisis. We have global warming (excuse me, climate change), health care, housing, economic, educational, to mention but a few. When you call something a crisis, it demands quick and sweeping governmental intervention because it is, after all, a crisis. A cursory examination will find Washington involved in everything from toilets to light bulbs, from the cars you can drive to the food you can eat. All of it done to solve a crisis. Look around, see the hand of government in your life. So much for "The government that governs least governs best."

Stage four is titled normalization. After all, nobody wants crisis, chaos and uncertainty in their lives. The answer is found in the rise of a leader who promises hope, change and stability. All of your needs, from womb (well maybe not from womb) to tomb will be met by the benevolent one. This has happened in Russia in 1917, in Italy in 1922 and in Germany in 1933. We have seen time and time again that liberty dies to thunderous cheers.

Americans, we need to stand back and examine the changes to America over the last half century and ask ourselves if we really approve of the direction in which we are heading. It is time to stop playing with our toys as we are behaving like the Romans who were held in check by the Emperor who provided them with "bread and circuses." How will we answer our grandchildren when they ask us what happened to the America that we cherished? Fellow citizens, connect the dots.